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HYDROKINETICS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Study of fluids in motion
Synonyms:
hydrodynamics; hydrokinetics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("hydrokinetics" is a kind of...):
fluid mechanics; hydraulics (study of the mechanics of fluids)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hydrokinetics"):
magnetohydrodynamics (the study of the interaction of magnetic fields and electrically conducting fluids (as plasma or molten metal))
Derivation:
hydrokinetic (relating to fluids in motion or the forces that produce or affect such motion)
